What could be better than impressionism and cool Jazz, well maybe many things. Nonetheless, this evening I got to put those two great works of art together for an entertaining night on the town in Tokyo. First up was an exhibition of some of Claude Monet's artwork at Bunkamura in Shibuya, Tokyo. The exhibition has just opened and the crowds haven't caught wind of it yet so the viewing was quite enjoyable. Admittedly most of Monet's more famous works were missing from the exhibition but that's to be expected. Along with Monet there were pieces from John Breck, Theodore Butler and other impressionists and paintings of Giverny. Some were certainly more interesting than others, but all were worth a look.
After leaving the art exhibition I headed to Body & Soul in Aoyama to end the night with some live jazz and ox cheek, more on the ox later. Body & Soul is a cozy little jazz bar and restaurant located in Aoyama just a few minutes walk from Omotesando station. The cover is a bit steep for the performance, but that's how it goes for live performance in this town it seems. For dinner I went with the ox cheek, I am more of a ox tail man but tonight I made the exception. Plus there was no ox tail on the menu. The cheeks were pretty good and I'll definitely order it again if I ever encounter it on a menu. To end the post in the right mood, here is a clip from the opening number at the bar, enjoy.
